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The Karnataka government plans to revive the State-owned Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation (KHDC) and Caurvery Handlooms and transform the handloom industry into an organized profession. As KHDC and Caurvery Handlooms will be the focal point of market linkages.

Karnataka Commissioner for Textile Development R Raju said that this initiative will benefit 80,000 handloom weavers and 600 handloom cooperative societies. Currently, there are 227 cotton, 88 silk and more than 50 woollen co-operative societies operating in the State which make numerous products.

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The Karnataka government is looking to attract twice the Rs 1.30 lakh crore investment it has wooed in the last two years at the upcoming global investors meet which will begin on Febuary3, 2016. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that with a thriving eco-system for investment the state's expectations were "realistic". Several mega investment projects would be announced at the meet. The government hopes to mobilize investments in 116 investible projects identified already.

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The Karnataka government on Wednesday cleared five investment proposals worth Rs.2,050 crore in diverse sectors with job creation potential for 3,532 people. The State Government will also be sending a team of 20 women entrepreneurs from Karnataka to participate in the three-day international conference and business fair at Austin, US from June 23. Additional chief secretary K Ratna Prabha will be leading the delegation.

One of the proposals cleared is Himatsingka Siede, a Bengaluru based home textile major proposal to invest 1,325 crore in Hassan to manufacture bed linen.

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The Karnataka government is focusing on giving top priority to developing skills of the youth to ensure that they do not remain unemployed after passing out from Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) for which they will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the German government to train students of ITIs and develop their multi-disciplinary skills.

P.T. Parmeshwar Naik, Minister of State for Labour informed that the first round of talks was over and the second round between the authorities would commence soon to finalize the details.